Fire Map

Jul. 11, 2012

This interactive map shows all of the regionís fire stations and the one closest to your house. Just enter your address and the map will highlight the relevant station, though it may not be the one that automatically responds to your house when you call for help.For starters, Reno and Washoe County have yet to come to an accord over how they will send crews to calls for help outside of their political boundaries once their breakup is complete on July 1.

On Thursday, the city of Reno announced itís getting a $14 million federal grant and will be able to open all of its fire stations for the next two years. So the stations that are currently shuttered on a regular basis will be fully operational on July 1, meaning all Reno residents will be automatically served by a Reno fire station. The county, meanwhile, is working to open a two-person rescue crew in Hidden Valley while relocating its station near Boomtown Hotel and Casino closer to Reno so it can serve unincorporated residents in Verdi and Caughlin Ranch. Meanwhile, the county is going to staff its station near the Walmart on Damonte Parkway and Reno is going to open its own temporary station in that area, too.

The fine print: Keep in mind, this map only shows which fire station is the closest to your house. It does not take into consideration political boundaries or how a particular fire department is staffed on any given day. For example, there are days when certain stations in the region have fewer firefighters than normal (in Reno, that means theyíre sometimes closed Ė something thatís expected to end this summer when the city gets a $14 million to retain 64 firefighters). In the meantime, the countyís Sierra Fire Protection District is expected to open a fire station on Arrowcreek Parkway this month, which will fall under the countyís new fire department that opens this summer. Weíve included the Arrowcreek station on our map. This map is only intended to be educational, not an interpretation of how firefighters are dispatched.